Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (IRP) established on February 24, 1992.
Since November 27, 1994, the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan has been functioning in Islamabad.
Since May 18, 2021, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is H.E. Mr. Yerzhan Kistafin.
The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan also functions in Astana.
Since March 2, 2023, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Pakistan in Kazakhstan is H.E. Mr. Nauman Bashir Bhatti.
Interaction in the political sphere
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Pakistan twice in 1992 and 2003.
In February 2026, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev paid a state visit to Pakistan, during which the parties signed the Joint Declaration on the Establishment of Strategic Partnership.
The following heads of Pakistan visited Kazakhstan with an official/working at different times:
- Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto (August 1995);
- President Farouk Leghari (October 1996);
- Head of the Government Pervez Musharraf (October 2000);
- Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani (September 2011);
- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (August 2015);
- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (June 2017) took part in the SCO Summit and the opening ceremony of the Astana EXPO-2017 International Specialized Exhibition;
- President Mamnoon Hussein (September 2017) took part in the 1st OIC Summit on Science and Technology and in the closing ceremony of the International Specialized Exhibition «Astana EXPO-2017»;
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (October 2022) participated in the Sixth CICA Summit in Astana.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (July 2024) took part in the SCO Summit in Astana.
Interparliamentary cooperation
In September 2019, Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan Asad Qaiser visited Kazakhstan to participate in the IV Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments.
In December 2022, upon the invitation of the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Pakistan, Chairman of the Mazhilis of the Kazakh Parliament Yerlan Koshanov paid an official visit to Islamabad.
Trade and Economic Cooperation
In 2025, bilateral trade turnover amounted to 105.6 million US dollars, while Kazakh export accounted for 56.4 million US dollars, and import made 49.1 million US dollars.
Main export items: oil, agricultural and food products, paints and varnishes, machinery and equipment, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, vegetable oils, etc.
Main import items: agricultural products, chemical and pharmaceutical products, textiles, footwear, leather goods, construction materials, etc.
The key mechanism for implementing interstate cooperation in trade, economic, investment, transport, and energy fields is the Kazakh-Pakistani Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical, and Cultural Cooperation.
To date, the parties have held thirteen meetings of the Intergovernmental Commission, the latest of which was held in April 2025 in Islamabad.
In addition, there are a number of Joint Working Groups function between the relevant agencies of the two countries in areas such as transport and logistics, trade and investment, agriculture, digitalization, and education.
Cooperation in the Military and Military-Technical fields
Kazakhstan and Pakistan show a certain interest in developing systemic cooperation in the military and military-technical fields. The key institutional frameworks for this dialogue are the Joint Kazakh-Pakistani Military Commission and the Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation.
Interaction in the Cultural and Humanitarian fields
Educational cooperation represents a promising avenue for bilateral engagement.
Over the past three years, more than 40 memorandums of understanding have been signed between universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
In April 2025, Islamabad hosted the «Study in Kazakhstan» education fair and the Forum of Rectors of Higher Education Institutions from Kazakhstan and Pakistan.
There is active collaboration among young scientists, facilitated both through bilateral channels between the leading analytical centers of Kazakhstan and Pakistan, and via the international organizations such as COMSTECH and COMSATS.
Cooperation between the sports federations of the two countries is developing dynamically, encompassing disciplines such as tennis, taekwondo, mountaineering, golf, chess, cycling, futsal, boxing, as well as traditional sports including togyzqumalaq and kazakh kuresi.